Comedy club · Tempe, Arizona

Tempe Improv, AZ: Shows, Open Mic and Booking

Name: Nathan Macintosh at Tempe Improv
Start: 2026-10-08T19:30
Location: Tempe Improv

930 E University Dr, Tempe, AZ 85288

The short answer

Tempe Improv is a comedy club in Tempe, Arizona, at 930 E University Dr. Shows run Thursday to Sunday; tickets $20–$25, 18 or 21 by the night, two-drink minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (no fixed night) and publishes how to get booked.

On stage soon

Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Shapel Lacey · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Friday 2 October 2026, 9:30 PM — Shapel Lacey · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Saturday 3 October 2026, 7:00 PM — Shapel Lacey · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Saturday 3 October 2026, 9:30 PM — Shapel Lacey · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Thursday 8 October 2026, 7:30 PM — Nathan Macintosh · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Thursday 29 October 2026, 7:30 PM — Matt Lopes (Tempe, AZ) · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Thursday 5 November 2026, 7:30 PM — Caitlin Peluffo · the listing ↗Plan this night →
Friday 6 November 2026, 7:00 PM — Caitlin Peluffo · the listing ↗Plan this night →

Lineups belong to the club and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in Arizona on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micNo fixed night — the dates vary; see the club's calendar — Email NewFacesAZ@gmail.com to sign up; 5-minute sets. source ↗

Getting bookedOpen Mic Night: comics sign up to perform by email to the Arizona Improv venues' New Faces address — NewFacesAZ@gmail.com source ↗ read 30 September 2026

ShowsThursday to Sunday; some Monday to Wednesday events source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 23 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics

On stage

Open mic sets are 5 minutes. source ↗
Thursday, Friday late and Sunday shows are 18+; other shows 21+ unless stated. source ↗

Open mic and new talent

Open Mic Night: sign up to perform by emailing NewFacesAZ@gmail.com (Arizona venues). source ↗

From the club's own pages, read 25 September 2026 — hover a rule for its exact words, or open its source. Where two of its pages disagree, both are here.

More stage time: Stage Time has open mics by night, and the Gig Board has calls for comics posted by the rooms themselves.

For fans

Tickets$20–$25 on the shows it listed (general admission, before fees) source ↗

Age18 and over at Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday late and Sunday shows; 21 and over at all others source ↗

MinimumTwo-drink minimum in the showroom; drinks can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic source ↗

PhonesNo flash photos, recording or phone use (calls and texts included) during shows source ↗

ParkingFree parking in the large lot at Cornerstone Mall source ↗

As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words.

Club Etiquette: how to be the table the room loves →

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around Tempe Improv: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.

Plan a night here → The club's site ↗

Seen running on its own site, 23 September 2026.

Near Tempe Improv

Stand Up Live — Phoenix · about 9 mi · open mic
Mic Drop Comedy Chandler — Chandler · about 10 mi · open mic
Desert Ridge Improv — Phoenix · about 18 mi
Laffs Comedy Caffe — Tucson · about 101 mi · open mic

Comedy clubs in Arizona → · The Club Directory, coast to coast →

The Club Directory is also in the back of the D.O.C. book, Stand-Up Comedy: From Writing to Touring — $29, over 1,000 pages.

Updated 2 October 2026 · the club's facts from its own site, read 23 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026